The Face - The Fall Of Eliot Spitzer

I've reported on something I've called "The Face" in older posts on my old blog. Everyone by now has read about Eliot Spitzer, the dogged former attorney general and current governor of New York and his prostitute scandal. Spitzer was well-known for being a tough law-and-order prosecutor when AG, especially when he busted at least one prostitution ring. According to Susie Bright, who has been following the story, "only a few years ago, in 2004, Spitzer spoke "with revulsion" after announcing his arrest of eighteen people who ran an escort business out of Staten Island. [...] This was a sophisticated and lucrative operation with a multi-tiered management structure," Mr. Spitzer sputtered at the time. "€œIt was, however, nothing more than a prostitution ring."" Yes, this same Spitzer who was repulsed by an escort business has hired one himself.

Funny how things turn out.

Below is a photograph of him admitting that he had spent thousands of dollars and time on a high-priced hooker named Kristen. Notice that expression. I've seen in very often in (mostly) men who get caught doing something wrong. This "Face" is not regret or a way of apologizing for past wrongs. It means, "Shitdamn, I got caught!"

Here is a "Face" photo of Spitzer with his wife by his side, doing her best impression of the hang-dog, humiliated spouse who Stands By Her Man.

Here are some other politicos wearing "The Face":

This face could be nothing more than photographers taking advantage of men caught with their pants down, so to speak, but I've seen it so often that I think it bears notice. I don't expect to see it disappear any time soon.

Comments

[havingmycake]

LMAO. Great post! Im so tempted to see if I can find examples of The Face in photographs of British public figures who got caught.

[The Countess]

I have seen a picture of Tony Blair wearing "The Face", and it was quite amusing. I think it had to do with the Iraq war. That "Face" really gets around, doesn't it? ;)

[theExile]

Hi, Just discovered your blog this morning thru a long/convoluted series of links. Anyway I like it and will be checking it out more in the future.

I've come across other comments about the "Face," but your comments really hit the spot - especially the added examples such as the first fool. I guess Cheney's face kinda has its own special type of ugliness and meaning. This morning I heard on CBC that he told everybody in the ME that they only had ten months left to achieve peace because this administration will be done. It's hard to imagine the Bu$h Administration as the one that makes Peace Possible -

Perhaps you remember the melody to the following, I forget the original artist or song title:

"There's a kinda of a hush, all over the world,
.....it's the Bu$h Administration spreading Peace
....................................far and wide.

[TC]

"There's a Kind of Hush" is a popular song written by Les Reed and Geoff Stephens.
The best-known version of the song is by Herman's Hermits, also covered by The Carpenters.